Memories and Fantasies

An evening of dance featuring Ensemble Warhol, Contrapose Dance, and Kelley Donovan & Dancers

Friday, June 10-Sunday, June 12
Midway Studios, Fort Point

Click here to see photos by Daniel J. van Ackere

Conductor: Kim Diehnelt
Choreographers: Eve Summer, Lorraine Chapman, and Kelley Donovan
Set designers: Heidi Zander and James Fuhrman
Costumes: Penney Pinette, Kathleen Doyle, and Anna Zamarippa
Music: Morton Feldman, Mark Warhol
Stage Manager: Tanya Kutasz

The Big Mouth Frog (Camden Ierardi) begins to realize the Hungry Lion (Arian Winn) means him harm. From La Grenouielle à Grande Bouche (The Big Mouth Frog). Photo by Daniel J. van AckereLa grenouille à grande bouche (The Big Mouth Frog) is a popular story told to children in Quebec to practice proper French pronunciation. Although based on a children's story, this will be an outrageous, stylistic, and sophisticated fantasy featuring bilingual narration and the dancers of Contrapose Dance. Click the photo on the left to watch a video of this sublime dance.

Kelley Donovan & Dancers then presented an extended abstract dance work based on the theme of memories.

The performance continued with Jeanne's Fantasy, which is scene 6 and 7 from the opera Jeanne by Mark Warhol. This is a fantasy scene that features both dancers and actors choreographed to music performed by Ensemble Warhol.

Click here to watch Jeanne's Fantasy.